Ah, ‘Twilight,’ I hardly knew ye … mainly because I never watched any of you

What can I say about Twilight other than … you could be seeing a marathon in local theaters of all the previous movies right now. And that you can get a jump on tomorrow’s “official” release date of the final (merciful God, please!) installment in the salute to lust, lycanthropy and, well, vampires,The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, by seeing it at 10 or 10:01 tonight on various Capital Region screens.

It goes without saying that Robsten and third wheel Taylor Lautner will be riding high on top of the box office this weekend despite competing with the 16th and arguably greatest President of the United States opening nationwide in wide release. In fact, if Honest Abe is as beloved as we always say, then why is this the second time this year he’s going to lose out to bloodsuckers? First the springtime bomb Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and now Lincoln vs. Twilight.

So, Twihards, boost the attendance records of your last glimpse of Edward, Bella and Jacob, with your repeat viewings and cry your red Volturi eyes out while you wait for the March release of The Host, the Andrew (Gattaca) Niccol-directed adaptation of Stephenie Meyer‘s first stand-alone grown-up novel. But before all that, glimpse through our gallery of images from the film’s recent premieres as well as stills from the movie itself.

One Response

I don’t get Twilight and I’m a big vampire buff. I tried to watch one the other night on tv and got too bored. I never got the whole vampires in high school thing. If you’re one of the undead and have lived for more than 30 years, why would you want to go back to high school??
I also don’t get Kristen Stewart. Don’t think these actors are going to have much of a future away from these movies, though they should have enough money stored up if they were smart.
Besides, this same story line has been told by several authors(Laurell K. Hamilton,Charlotte Harris), but then so was Harry Potter (Ursula Le Guinne,Philip Pullman).
Give me Dracula or Anne Rice over Twighlight anyday!

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